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Baltic Compass Strategic Objective. Reinforce connections between land-use, environment and agriculture, leading to healthier ecosystems (including the Baltic Sea) and a more competitive Baltic Sea Region. BC international partnership. BELARUS
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Baltic Compass Strategic Objective Reinforce connections between land-use, environment and agriculture, leading to healthier ecosystems (including the Baltic Sea) and a more competitive Baltic Sea Region.
BC international partnership BELARUS • Central Research Institute for Complex Use of Water Resources • RUE Scientific-Practical Center of the National Academy of Sciences DENMARK • Aarhus University • Agrobusiness Park A/S ESTONIA • Estonian Institute for Sustainable Development/SEI-Tallinn • Tallinn University of Technology FINLAND • FinnishEnvironmentInstitute • Baltic Sea Action Group • MTT – Agrifood Research Finland GERMANY • State Agency for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Areas of the Federal State Schleswig-Holstein LATVIA • Union FarmersParliament LITHUANIA • Baltic Environmental Forum Lithuania Lithuanian Agric. Advisory Service • Lithuanian Institute of Agrarian Economics POLAND • Institute of Technology and Natural Sciences • Institute of Meteorology and Water Management in Warsaw SWEDEN • Swedish Uni. of Agricultural Sciences • Swedish Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering (JTI) • Swedish Board of Agriculture • Stockholm Environment Institute • SidaBalticSeaUnit INTERNATIONAL • Helsinki Commission (HELCOM)
EU Baltic Sea Region Programme 2007-2013 • Baltic Compass • Baltic Deal • Baltic Manure • Beras Implementation Almost 20 million EUR in project financing for agriculture and environment
Baltic Compass, Baltic Deal and Baltic Manure Policy adaptation and stakeholder dialogue Best practices and farm advise Innovations and investments
Input from Baltic Compass to EU SBSR strategic work • Webportal for easy access of project results and calendars • Land management in an ecosystemcontext • Selected pilot investments of BSR interest • Local scenarios reflecting global challenges • Policy adaptation for moreeffectiveenvironmental management. .
Benefits of coordination within the EU SBSR • Use of project results into policy adaptation and development, EU and national levels • Synergies with other EU programs (FP7, BONUS etc) • Baltic Sea Region as a pilot and front runner for sustainability • More coordinated stakeholder communication
A greener agriculture for a bluer Baltic Sea Baltic Compass & Baltic Deal joint conference with Baltic Manure and BERAS Implementation as co-organisators 2 – 3 November 2011 Sånga-Säby, Sweden